1. John Milton 1608-1674 By Virginia Deig, Abby Gager, and Miranda Pepe

2. Biographical Information  Born and died in London, England  1642 Civil War  Political tracts and pamphlets  Expressed Puritan leadership

3. How Soon Hath Time How soon hath Time, the subtle thief of youth, Stoln on his wing my three and twentieth year! My hasting days fly on with full career, But my late spring no bud or blossom show'th. Perhaps my semblance might deceive the truth, That I to manhood am arrived so near, And inward ripeness doth much less appear, That some more timely-happy spirits endu'th.

4. Yet be it less or more, or soon or slow, It shall be still in strictest measure even To that same lot, however mean or high, Toward which Time leads me, and the will of Heaven; All is, if I have grace to use it so, As ever in my great TaskMaster's eye.

5. Petrarch Sonnet  Has 14 lines  Has three stanzas -- two quatrains and a sestet  Rhyme scheme: abba abba in quatrains and cdc dcd with some variations in sestet  Includes conceit, metaphor/simile, blason, and personification

6. Interesting facts  Studied at Cambridge University  He was married three times.  Paradise Lost

7. Works Cited Allen, Janet, Arthur N. Applebee, Jim Burke, Douglas Carnine, Yvette Jackson, Robert J. Jimenez, Judith A. Langer, Robert J. Marzano, Mary Lou. McCloskey, Donna M. Ogle, Carol Booth. Olson, Lydia Stack, and Carol Ann. Tomlinson. McDougal Littell Literature: British Literature. Evanston, IL: McDougal Littell, 2008. Print. "Milton, John - Fun Facts and Information." Milton, John - Fun Facts and Information. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2014. "Petrarch." Petrarch. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2014.